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Stephen Schleicher

Stephen Schleicher began his career writing for the Digital Media Online community of sites, including Digital Producer and Creative Mac covering all aspects of the digital content creation industry. He then moved on to consumer technology, and began the Coolness Roundup podcast. A writing fool, Stephen has freelanced for Sci-Fi Channel's Technology Blog, and Gizmodo. Still longing for the good ol' days, Stephen launched Major Spoilers in July 2006, because he is a glutton for punishment.

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I was thinking Frost Giants, like Sebastian – they look more Viking than alien. Maybe they come from somewhere else on the World Tree . . . not Asgardian or Ice Giants, but somewhere else? Then again, the armor does look a little Kree to me.

People working on the licensed tie-in merchandising (games, toys, shirts, cups, etc) have spoiled this more or less… but I’m really interested in how the script uses these villains.

We’ve obviously focused on the heroes of The Avengers a lot because they’re the titular draw… but in many ways it’s really up to the villains to make the Assembling compelling. How do you make a threat that needs these six heroes? Where an archer and a spy are as relevant as a god or a living green earthquake? So that Cap’s contribution isn’t just busywork that Earth’s military forces couldn’t handle on their own, but also not so contrived that we feel like a Wizard [trickster god] Did It!

Potentially really tricky, so I’m hoping it’ll have a sufficiently solid plot / story to satisfy the Avengers yearnings… even better if it’s a really clever / elegant plot, but that’s frosting on the cake if the chemistry, dialogue, action, etc. are on target.

If they aren’t skrull I will be suprised. They look green and purple, that says skrull to me. Plus, didn’t they obsessed over the Cosmic cube that was specificaly mentioned in Thor and Cap. America? But if its not then some other race from the world tree would be intereating. A brand New threat would be fun.